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Follow Often when school budgets are tight, art programs are first to get cut. This was the case at the Manor School District near Austin, Texas. Gallery Direct heard about their situation and immediately wanted to help get art into these … Read More →

Often when school budgets are tight, art programs are first to get cut. This was the case at the Manor School District near Austin, Texas. Gallery Direct heard about their situation and immediately wanted to help get art into these students lives.

Studies have shown that art in schools increases test scores and productivity. Students also behave better when they are in a school that has clean hallways, classrooms and common areas. Art gives students a sense of pride in their school and inspiration to achieve thier dreams.

Gallery Direct worked with the Manor School teachers and students to bring thier walls to life with inspiration. Checkout our before and after photos of the cafeteria below.

Follow Not to sure if this is a Texas thing or maybe it was just my old school, but I hated walking the hallways and seeing nothing but brick walls. Me, being an art person, always wanted to see colors … Read More →

Not to sure if this is a Texas thing or maybe it was just my old school, but I hated walking the hallways and seeing nothing but brick walls. Me, being an art person, always wanted to see colors and pictures, but my school just never had that. Tuesday I had the pleasure of giving a tour to the Principal and a couple of teachers from Oak Meadows Elementary School, Manor ISD. We recently put up a Mural in their school and I can’t tell you how grateful they were to have something so wonderful on their walls.
The teachers absolutely loved the mural, but the kids thought it was the most awesome thing! (especially the young man in the picture J)
So as I gave the tour, I spoke more about what our CEO, Joe Garcia, wanted to do and in the making. He wants to help cover up those ugly brick walls with some nice, beautiful artwork made by our artist and these students. Here is part of an e-mail he wrote to the company:
“In the meantime, we still want to continue with the mission of helping disadvantaged schools and school districts by providing art, art supplies such as our bi-products which can be stretched canvas, rolls of paper, loose canvas, wall coverings, returned art work, etc. Our cause is to help keep art essential! Many schools districts are cutting or eliminating art programs. This teaches kids that art is not important. I would love to see more people involved in this great cause which aligns well with the company”
I am absolutely stoked about this project in the making, which we hope will be called InvisionART, a non-profit foundation.
We thank the Teachers, Principles, Director of Advanced Programs and Fine Arts and Superintendent from Manor ISD for all the help, inspiration, and excitement that they have given our company. We hope that the art given to you all brings joy to you and your students as much as it gives us!
On an ending note please keep a look out as we continue to work hard on building this foundation! We are excited! Take a look at the link below for a sneak peek!
InvisionART MANOR ISD

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Joie Tamkin is the Director of Marketing and Communications at Gallery Direct. She grew up in San Diego and loves living in Austin, Texas. She enjoys running the trails of Austin, home decorating and has an obsession with all things digital, especially social media.